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No, they are not carbohydrates. Triglyceride is another name for fat. Triglycerides are esters formed from glycerol or pentan-1,2,3-triol, and one or more fatty acids - long chain alkanoic or alkenoic acids. Fats and oils from different natural sources contain different fatty acids. One interesting story about fats and fatty acids is the story of Lorenzo's oil. Lorenzo Odone was a little boy diagnosed with adrenoleukodystrophy (ADL) and given two years to live. ADL is associated with the build up of very long chain fatty acids which appear to have a damaging effect on the myelin sheath of nerve fibres. This damage leads to loss of function and an irreversible loss of faculties in those afflicted. Paralysis, blindness and death were the normal outcomes of all boys diagnosed with ADL. Most unhappily, cognitive function of the brain seems to be unimpaired so the sufferer finds himself trapped within an increasingly non-functional body. At the time of Lorenzo Odone's diagnosis, little was known about the disease, except for the elevated levels of long chain fatty acids in the blood. Conventional therapy used nutrition and diet control to eliminate all sources of these long chain fatty acids in the diet. Counterintuitively, this regime seemed to increase the levels of the dangerous long chain fatty acids in Lorenzo's blood. So, his father, Augusto Odone, and mother Michaela Odone, started to teach themselves some biochemistry and got together a symposium of many scientists doing research into ADL and anything that might be related to it. As a result the Odones decided to load Lorenzo's diet with a specific oil, derived from olive oil, but modified in a particular way. This oil, Lorenzo's Oil, seemed effective in halting the progress of the disease in Lorenzo. It has since been used, with somewhat limited success in other boys having been diagnosed with ADL. It is a standard treatment now in pre-symptomatic boys who carry the ADL gene. Lorenzo died in 2008 at the age of 30 following a bout of pneumonia caused by the aspiration of food into the lungs, a common cause of death in patients suffering severe neurological dammage. The Myelin Project was created by Augusto Odone to coordinate attempts to restore damaged myelin in patients suffering from ADL and related disorders such as multiple sclerosis. Lorenzo's mother died in 2002, from lung cancer. Augusto continues to support the Myelin Project which he created. Lorenzo outlived his mother by 6 years. Doctors gave him 2 years to live in 1984. Fats are so interesting!
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Do triglycerides store more or less energy than carbohydrates?
Triglycerides store more energy than carbohydrates. This is because they are more calorie-dense molecules due to their higher number of carbon-hydrogen bonds, making them a more efficient energy storage form in the body.
Name the polymer of carbohydrates proteins lipids and nucleic acid?
Carbohydrates: starch Lipids: Glycerol Proteins: polypeptides nucleic acid: nucleotides
How glycogen converted into triglycerides?
Glycogen is converted into triglycerides through a process called lipogenesis. When glucose levels are high, excess glucose is first converted into pyruvate via glycolysis, then into acetyl-CoA. Acetyl-CoA serves as a building block for fatty acid synthesis, which combines with glycerol to form triglycerides. This process primarily occurs in the liver and adipose tissue when there is an excess of carbohydrates in the diet.
What are the structural units or building blocks of protein of carbohydrates of triglycerides of DNA?
The structural units or building blocks of proteins are amino acids, which link together through peptide bonds. Carbohydrates are composed of monosaccharides, such as glucose, which can combine to form disaccharides and polysaccharides. Triglycerides are formed from glycerol and three fatty acid molecules. DNA is made up of nucleotides, each consisting of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.
What are examples of the four major macromolicules?
The four major macromolecules are carbohydrates (example: glucose), lipids (example: triglycerides), proteins (example: enzymes), and nucleic acids (example: DNA).
Why do muscle cells use triglycerides for energy instead of carbohydrates?
Muscle cells use triglycerides for energy instead of carbohydrates because triglycerides make energy for storage, insulation, and organ protection
What is a good diet for lowering triglycerides?
High triglycerides can be lowered and maintained with a diet that avoids sugars and carbohydrates. I would recommend trying the plan at: www.reducetriglycerides.com.
Is there a diet to lower triglycerides?
My husband has high triglycerides. The foods you need to avoid are sweets and sugars and foods that are high in carbohydrates. Also sodas should be avoided.
Triglycerides are a form of fatty acids stored in adipose tissue for energy?
Triglycerides are found in the adipose tissue and when broken down into the form of fatty acids it releases energy. Triglycerides not only stores fats but excess proteins and carbohydrates.
Are triglyceride a type of carbohydrate?
No. Triglycerides are fats. They do contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, but not in the proportions required for them to be carbohydrates.
How can I lower triglycerides well?
A person can lower triglycerides very well with a healthy diet, high fiber foods, fruits, vegetables, low sugar carbohydrates, water, exercising and others.
What is the storage form of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids in living organisms?
The storage form of carbohydrates is glycogen, proteins are stored as amino acids, and lipids are stored as triglycerides in living organisms.
Why triglycerides release twice as much energy on oxidation compared to an equivalent mass of carbohydrates?
Triglycerides release twice as much energy upon oxidation compared to carbohydrates due to their higher carbon and hydrogen content, which leads to more electrons available for oxidation. The long hydrocarbon chains in triglycerides contain more energy-dense bonds that, when broken, release significant amounts of energy. Additionally, triglycerides are more reduced than carbohydrates, meaning they have more potential energy locked in their chemical structure. This results in a greater energy yield when they undergo metabolic processes such as beta-oxidation.
What do triglycerides have to do with heart health?
A triglyceride is an ester that comes from a carbohydrate and 3 fatty acids. A triglyceride is bad for you, it is most commonly found in carbohydrates so do decrease your triglycerides you just need to eat less carbohydrates. Triglycerides are primarily fat, that is why they are bad for your heart. They cause heart disease and even sometimes more serious deisease such as stroke. Click here to learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglyceride
Do triglycerides store more or less energy than carbohydrates?
Triglycerides store more energy than carbohydrates. This is because they are more calorie-dense molecules due to their higher number of carbon-hydrogen bonds, making them a more efficient energy storage form in the body.
What is the difference between the body's use of carbohydrates and its use of fat-?
The difference between the body's use of carbohydrates and its use of fat is that fats are broken into fatty acids, and stored as triglycerides for future use whereas carbohydrates are digested into glucose or a sugar for immediate use.
Name the polymer of carbohydrates proteins lipids and nucleic acid?
Carbohydrates: starch Lipids: Glycerol Proteins: polypeptides nucleic acid: nucleotides
